The Riddle of the DinosaurThe most pressing unanswered riddles about the great reptiles that ruled the Earth for 160 million years and then vanished 65 million years ago are discussed in this book, along with such other contemporary paleontological issues as the origin of flight, whether dinosaurs were cold- or warm-blooded and the extent to which their infant care approached that of mammals. |
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... American Museum of Natural History perhaps oversaw more field paleontologists than any other museum leader , once said : " Brown is the most amazing collector I've ever known . He must be able to smell fossils . If he runs a test ...
... American Museum of Natural History perhaps oversaw more field paleontologists than any other museum leader , once said : " Brown is the most amazing collector I've ever known . He must be able to smell fossils . If he runs a test ...
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... American Museum of Natural History was my life ambition . " He left the banks of the Rock River near his hometown of Beloit , Wisconsin , in 1906 , after completing college , and headed straight to New York and the American Museum . His ...
... American Museum of Natural History was my life ambition . " He left the banks of the Rock River near his hometown of Beloit , Wisconsin , in 1906 , after completing college , and headed straight to New York and the American Museum . His ...
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... American Heritage , 22 , Aug. 1971 . Plate , Robert . The Dinosaur Hunters ... Museum of Natural History , New York . In- cludes most of his correspondence ... Museum , including lengthy interview with Barnum Brown shortly before he died ...
... American Heritage , 22 , Aug. 1971 . Plate , Robert . The Dinosaur Hunters ... Museum of Natural History , New York . In- cludes most of his correspondence ... Museum , including lengthy interview with Barnum Brown shortly before he died ...
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